The Month of August
August is the eighth month of the year. After Julius Caesar was killed, Augustus, his great-nephew, became emperor of Rome. The Romans named August in his honour.
In parts of the Northern Hemisphere, August is summertime. It is likely to be one of the hottest months there. In the Southern Hemisphere, the arrival of August means that winter will soon be over.
August is the eighth month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian calendar and is 31 days long. It is considered the busiest time for tourism because it falls in the main school summer holiday period. It is the seasonal equivalent of February in the opposite hemisphere.
August does not start on the same day of the week as any other month in the year in common years, but ends on the same day of the week as November every year. During leap years, August starts on the same day as February and still ends on same day as November.
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